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Hrafnkell

“raven” + “kettle, cauldron”

masculineLatin script

[ˈr̥apn̥.cʰɛtl̥] · Icelandic

Origin: Old Norse
2 language contexts: Danish Icelandic
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Hrafnkell

Hrafnkell is a masculine given name documented in Danish and Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Hrafnkell, from the components “raven” + “kettle, cauldron”.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “raven” + “kettle, cauldron”

Inherited from Old Norse Hrafnkell, from earlier Hrafnketill. hrafn (“raven”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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03 / By the numbers

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q16428266CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Hrafnkell

Hrafnkell is a masculine given name documented in Danish and Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Hrafnkell, from the components “raven” + “kettle, cauldron”.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “raven” + “kettle, cauldron”

Inherited from Old Norse Hrafnkell, from earlier Hrafnketill. hrafn (“raven”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Hrafnkell is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Denmark

Language records

Documented as a given name in Danish.

Explore Denmark

1 of 1 countries

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q16428266CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HrafnkellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Hrafnkell

Old Norse origin

Where Hrafnkell is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

History

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A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Hrafnkell

Old Norse origin

Where Hrafnkell is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page